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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 55
BY SENATOR BOUDREAUX
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Louisiana Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs and
volunteers.
WHEREAS, the people of Louisiana pride themselves on giving back to the
community and contributing to the improvement of the quality of life of all citizens; and
WHEREAS, the mission of CASA is to ensure a safe, permanent home for all
children with quality advocacy from a CASA volunteer; and
WHEREAS, the CASA programs in Louisiana, in association with the National
CASA Association, speak for the best interests of abused and neglected children; and
WHEREAS, CASA volunteers are trained community members appointed by a judge
to represent the best interests of those children; and
WHEREAS, there are seventeen CASA programs serving sixty-one parishes across
the state with donated service hours by CASA volunteers valued at $1.4 million; and
WHEREAS, there were 51,639 reports of child abuse or neglect in Louisiana in
2022; and
WHEREAS, approximately 6,272 of Louisiana's children were served by
approximately 1,500 CASA volunteers who provided more than 50,000 hours of volunteer
service to Louisiana's foster children; and
WHEREAS, David Clark, a CASA volunteer with CASA of St. Landry-Evangeline
has been named CASA Advocate of the Year in recognition of his exemplary service; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana's CASA programs and all CASA volunteers merit a special
measure of commendation for the outstanding work that they do on behalf of the abused and
neglected children of Louisiana.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the Louisiana Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs,
staff, and board members across the state, and David Clark as well as all the CASA
volunteers who give tirelessly of their time and energy to serve as powerful voices for
children.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Benjamin Huxen, chair of the board of directors of the Louisiana CASA Association.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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